Supporting structure for desks, chairs, &amp;c.



G. M. HUNTLEY.

SUPPORTING'STRUCTURE FOR oEsKs, CHAIRS, IIC.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. Il. |914.

1,156,232. Patented OCI; 12, '1915.

[Mlm/1114'. r///////////1 WITNESSES y INVENTOR ,fl-'' 714 my fain nswlmid use-'fili the wack at @pmisi Statfas.

:Ehe @Gumy of Mf'iiisets, have mwiiteii C i'- mpravemenis in S1113- Agg Fvzruciuiea for @9.5km Shaka, 8.1... .'ch the 'fellow-'ing is a specification.

riiiis inveiiion fiz es ins i.i;.iti1e especifm' use in Schois libiaiies, etc..

comprising a ficiap be Mashed t@ sz fiom* and :f1 i..3simper supporting mambfeif iiciuding :a neck secuied is said. base. :md twin Staind* fis i: 4amim f iectiiig upwmiy i G sides iii@ base an@ having; devices at their ammi? ms for :iitachment aiihei" s separaba mii-Cles of fui nimm. such' as a. ask and i chair. or t@ i sind@ article. such an eisiigzved desk Qi zi table top.

@i the accompanying; iii'awiiigs forming a puri @f this spaciicatim.: 'Figure l remt@ Sants a Side elevation 0f a suppming sru@ ture embsciying, my im'femii. *die twin samimds use@ to su'gpoi; bask and a. chair; 2 re'pwsenis im Eine Q--2 oi' yFig. 1; Fig. 3 repeaeiiig pefsplac tive View, mowing h@ iwi?. sanfaiiis adapted to suppgit fsw@ asks by sida.. or single. eiimgaed'desk.

'.he lsam@ ce? ma shammi-aies iiiicaa same or similar paris in xii liefviaws.

in the giiawii'igs have simwii the. has@ construee to pe tha supporting; mem bei' to be romiiveiy mijuse s@ that the angiilm'iy mithe twin stanfiais i.. the port-ing member hreinaiiei" di'fsciiieii Iiifiy be vniied is permit si amis to simili in fei'iczii planes iiavig d', ut @in ui .if Tahitian@ ik@ mier Q1 iaizsiion of the Supporting member. Snif; has@ includes :i bottom member 1.5i, iii'eeigxbiy ci" siicnimfoim. adapted i@ be zittaiied'by 6W5 13 or otherwise no a oor, said boitom member having in its upper side c-iiciiar weeg@ i' 'tiiewbuse are colmecte by. a

. hfa impmii member and 'am u posed of u lower parcradle si 1h h@ tum abis and am Lipper mi". @i @up 'i wiiiiiiis mijusmbie iehztivaiy to the ci'ndie; sa t mi h?. socket mm3* be com- ,Jd mi a neck inseried in it.' The. paris king-hlt 17 insei'ted in hoies formed for its reception iii the 'bottom membei 12, the. turn table 14 and the socket porioais l5 and 1S, id bolt mivingj a head i8 neming oii ih@ under' Side of che upper side 0i' tiki gasket porting. or

21, :21. xepi'sseiit Darts of a U- sippoi'tingg iiiembe, the pmt 20 being: i noifimmbgi neck amending; through the base snck mii apiture io iecive die king-bok i?, wiiiie the. pai-ts 21, 2l, are twin szinflzii"s Drfpiecing siti? @ms 0f the nscimuiii at omfassiie sides oi is here' shown Said ms me n of tubing: Qonnmtf-d 'by elbows 22,

ie k iboit 'passing thinuiii iin@ neck ,iiei'ents im anni *burning monument si. h@

neck i111l the socket mui i/iwiiore maintains the. st iziis iipi'igiit.

The mm. stzmniiis are pieeizmiy oi" scopic coniutioii and inelude standard portions 21Ee miupte i@ siifie in the taiiiizud pmions 21 and @pied to be, semire at vario-us i'ifhts by siii. sciaws The sii-:1116i- :mi p )iis 2F are piovided :it their uppei muis Wish attaching evics` smh as spiders miagid to bs mail my sm'ews in :i fiiiniiue pari, or parts. As shown bv Fig. ih@ iwin sfiiidiiis are. 0T". diiieient iie'ghts, iiiwiie snndai'd being adiipieri *n mppm' a desfz '126 mid the. m'fm' Stiiidmf.

'i 27. As shown by' 3. h@ Stanfiare. equal height and adapted to suppm' either iw@ desks :2B iocntcgd side, by side. or., ii asis/'mln singie alor-.gated desk such as Minid be fomieci by' cmmecing' the. two desks. Tine twin stimzids, when of equal height. mmf] oivif'iousiy be. used to suppm iv i; chairs.

Tk eiiimmmmiit @i die mimitmii shown by i ig. 1 paiiciiifui useful in Sfaiwoi upv/mdk 'from oppothe construction is such that the jars imthe bolt in holding the neck 4firmly down on the cradle. i v

Having dcscrilcied my invention, I'claim: 1. A supporting Structurevcomprising 'a base adaptedv to be attached-to a Hoorvand provided with a socketed cradle, 'a U-shaped supporting memberincluding a'neck seated on the cradle and twinstandards proiecting upwardly from the neck at opposite sides of the base, a king-bolt passing throughL the baseand neck, and preventing rotative, endwise, and sidewise movements of the neck, and holding-down means cooperating with said bolt in preventing upward movements of the neck.

l 2. A supportingY structure comprising a bastl adapted to be attached to a floor and provided with a socketed cradle, a U-shaped supporting member including Aa neck seated on the cradle and twin standards projecting upwardly from the neck at opposite sides of the base, a cap bearing on said neck, and

a king-bolt passing through the base, neck,

and cap, and provided with a clamping nut vbearing on the cap.

3. A supporting structure comprising a basev including a bottom member adapted. to

be attached to a floor, and formed to serve as a turntable support, a turn table rotatively adjustable on said support and having a two-part socket, and a king-bolt extending through the bottom member, turn table and socket, and having means for comy pressing the socket and securing the turn ,table and socket in any position to which theymay be -adjusted, and -a U-shaped supthroughsaid socket and yapertured to receive the king-bolt, and twin standards pro- ,porting member including a neck extending jecting upwardly'from the neck at opposite sides of the base and having attaching demember' being rotatively adjustable with the turn table Vand socket, and secured by said socket andboltin `any position to which it may be adjusted.,

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE M. HUNTLEY.

y Witnesses: I I

C. F.v BROWN, P. YV. Pnzzn'rr.

Vices'at their upper ends, the supporting 

